The Emergency of Prosociality: A Developmental Perspective on Altruism and Other Prosocial Behavior in the Face of Disaster

No two emergency situations are alike. A combination of human and contextual factors makes each emergency and disaster unique in its time line, its aftermath, and especially its impact on affected populations. In all of these situations, however, people engage in prosocial behavior that benefits oth...

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Published in:Current directions in psychological science : a journal of the American Psychological Society Vol. 31; no. 6; pp. 486 - 492
Main Authors: Rose, Lucie, Dezecache, Guillaume, Powell, Tara, Chokron, Sylvie, Kovarski, Klara
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.12.2022
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Association for Psychological Science
Subjects:
Altruism
Humanities and Social Sciences
Life Sciences
Psychology
Santé publique et épidémiologie
child development
emergency
prosocial behavior
altruism
disaster
ISSN:0963-7214, 1467-8721
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Summary:No two emergency situations are alike. A combination of human and contextual factors makes each emergency and disaster unique in its time line, its aftermath, and especially its impact on affected populations. In all of these situations, however, people engage in prosocial behavior that benefits others. We provide an overview of altruistic and other prosocial behavior in typical human development and of developmental distinctions between helping, sharing, and comforting. We focus on the expression of these behaviors in emergency situations, using the COVID-19 pandemic to illustrate how prosociality shifts and adapts in a specific context. Finally, we suggest that a developmental framework may help researchers and professionals in the field achieve a more comprehensive understanding of the many facets and underlying mechanisms of prosociality in emergency contexts.
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ISSN:0963-7214
1467-8721
DOI:10.1177/09637214221114090